Frank Haider, bio
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Frank Haider, bio
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Posted: 2 Jul 2008 10:59PM GMT |
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FRANK HAIDER
Pennington Co,Minnesota History - p. 447
Frank HAIDER came to the US fra Illmitz, Austria in the year 1887 and worked for some time in St. Paul, MN. He then came to Excel Township in Marshall County to homestead.
He built a sod house, but had to leave it to go out to work for a living. When he returned to stay there as required, he found the roof was caved in by some pranksters, so he could not stay there and lost his rights as the pranks contested it. He went to take another place and this time, he built a house of logs, which he hauled fra east of Middle River by oxen. He once told of when he was down in the well cleaning it and noticed a shdow overhead. There was an Indian, asking for food, so Frank got something for him. A few days later this same Indian returned and left a couple of prairie chickens at his door.
Frank married Margaret ERHART, who passed away sortly afterward. He then married May GANGLE and a son John HAIDER, Jr, was born, but the mother passed away shortly and John Jr was sent to friends in Crookston to live.
Frank then married Katherine ERHART WEISE, a widow with a son, Joseph and then Frank was born. Katherine ERHART came to America in 1888, when she was 7 yrs old fra Heidenreichstein, Austria.
Pennington Co,Minnesota History - p. 447
Frank HAIDER came to the US fra Illmitz, Austria in the year 1887 and worked for some time in St. Paul, MN. He then came to Excel Township in Marshall County to homestead.
He built a sod house, but had to leave it to go out to work for a living. When he returned to stay there as required, he found the roof was caved in by some pranksters, so he could not stay there and lost his rights as the pranks contested it. He went to take another place and this time, he built a house of logs, which he hauled fra east of Middle River by oxen. He once told of when he was down in the well cleaning it and noticed a shdow overhead. There was an Indian, asking for food, so Frank got something for him. A few days later this same Indian returned and left a couple of prairie chickens at his door.
Frank married Margaret ERHART, who passed away sortly afterward. He then married May GANGLE and a son John HAIDER, Jr, was born, but the mother passed away shortly and John Jr was sent to friends in Crookston to live.
Frank then married Katherine ERHART WEISE, a widow with a son, Joseph and then Frank was born. Katherine ERHART came to America in 1888, when she was 7 yrs old fra Heidenreichstein, Austria.